The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-26

LARCENY OF WATCH AND PENKNIFE.-On
Thursday morning of last week colored boy
called at the house of Mr.. Chas. E. Maguess, in
Bush, and asked for something to eat, saying
he was willing to work for it. Mr.. Magness's
daughter, Miss Hattie Magness, told him she
would give lin his dinner If he would carry
basket full of provisions to some of her board
ers, who were at work on new building in the
neighborhood He expressed his willingness
to carry the basket and was told to 60 into the
dining-room, where good dinner was set be-
fore him. While he ate 1t Miss Hattie packed
the basket and the boy carried it, Mr.. Magness
preceding him to show him the way. After going
some distance Mr.. Magness looked around and
saw the basket on the ground, the boy having
disappeared. 1t was found that the rogue had
distracted pie and plate from the basket,
and Miss Magness subsequently, discovered that
a silver watch which had been left on the man
tel pieces, and her pearl-handled penknife from
her work-basket were both missing. The boy
was bright mulatto, about 20 years Of age
Before he left Mr.. Magncss's he took an old
Ratchet out of his pocket and laid it down, say
ing he would return and get 1t. Mr.. Magness
offers reward for the recovery of the articles
and the capture of the thief
ORPHANS Court WORKS.. A. Williams has
been appointed administrator of John II. Rich
ardson, deceased, late of Havre de Grace.
Geo. l.. VanBibber and James Lee were ap-
pointed to appraise the real estate and live
stock Of the late Henry W. Archer, deceased.
The will OF John Scott, deceased, was admitted
to probate on the Goth instant. The testator
bequeaths all Of his property to his wife, Eliza
beth Scott, during her natural life. The will
further provides that as his two sons, Irwin NJ.
Scott and Henry T. Scott, have requested their
father OF to make them heirs with their BROTH
ers and sisters, all Of his estate that may be left
at the death of his wife, is to be equally divided
among his other four children, Eleanor A. b.
Scott, Geo. l.. Scott, Harrison Scott and Mary
Francis 0rrick, and the two children of his de-
deased son, John I. Scott After some special
requests of his gold watch, &C., his son George
L. Scott is named as executor. The will was
witnessed by Isaac IL. Thompson and N. New.
lin Smith.
The will of j. VIM. Ii. Waters, deceased, was
admitted to probate on August 23d. The tes-
tator, after paying off his just debts, bequeaths
all of his property to VIM. II. Harlan, in trust,
TO invest the same on mortgage and pay over
the net income to his wife, Mrs. Annie A. Wat
tiers, until his daughter, Miriam Lucille Waters,
attains the age of IS years. Upon the latter
event the said daughter is to receive $500 an
nually out Of said income, the remainder to be
paid as before to his wife. Upon the death of
the latter the entiIe income to be paid to the
daughter during her natural life. Mrs. Anna A.
Waters is named as executrx. The signing of
the will was witnessed by Thomas Cannon,
VIM. II. Gray and Noble l.. Mitchell.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION.
ERs.-The dividing line between the second and
fifth districts was changed by making Deer
Creek the boundary, thereby placing that part
of the fifth district south Of Deer Creek in the